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number one, you're learning how to live as a family unit with the other mothers. but you're also learning how to stand on your own two feet. tell us more about that. >> we try not to rely too much on each other so that after the two years we can be independent and be a good mom. >> but do you help each other for example with the children? >> yeah. if we need to go cook something, you can't have the baby in the kitchen so we look after the babies. >> dani, you help them find daycare. you don't provide it -- >> we don't provide it while they're at school. we do provide it during our group counseling evenings. we provide it in house. but for example, andrea's part of the program where daycare is provided. but if she wasn't we would work with our resources in the county to find adequate child care that works within her budget or meets her needs financially. >> in addition to the house you have an infant care supply center. what happens there? >> we do. we have an infant care supply center that families throughout greater washington area can visit and get supplies that
number one, you're learning how to live as a family unit with the other mothers. but you're also learning how to stand on your own two feet. tell us more about that. >> we try not to rely too much on each other so that after the two years we can be independent and be a good mom. >> but do you help each other for example with the children? >> yeah. if we need to go cook something, you can't have the baby in the kitchen so we look after the babies. >> dani, you help them...
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companies can no longer make or import the 75 watt incandescent lightbulbs in the united states. retailers can sell any remaining stocks in stores. congress decided to stop using them for more energy efficient ones. >> 90% of energy that the bulb generates is wasted. so what they replace them with are more energy efficient bulbs that are just as bright, just as good and will actually save you money over the long run. >> traditional 60 and 40 watt bulbs will go away in 2014. you can buy compact bulbs or l.e.d. bulbs. >> just hours before lawmakers are out of time on averting the so-called fiscal cliff. let's check in with hampton pearson who has more on that and the rest of the business. >> we have the markets in a narrow trading range keyed in on fiscal cliff talks. hours now for lawmakers to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. the dow is up barely less than two points at 12939. the nasdaq up 18 points. the s & p is up four. congress may be able to skirt the dairy cliff. the house and agriculture committees are set to extend the farm bill to keep milk prices from surging. it would
companies can no longer make or import the 75 watt incandescent lightbulbs in the united states. retailers can sell any remaining stocks in stores. congress decided to stop using them for more energy efficient ones. >> 90% of energy that the bulb generates is wasted. so what they replace them with are more energy efficient bulbs that are just as bright, just as good and will actually save you money over the long run. >> traditional 60 and 40 watt bulbs will go away in 2014. you can...
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. >>> a bill signed in russia overnight will have a big impact right here in the united states starting january 1st, the law will ban americans from adopting children from russia. news4 melissa mallot is here. >> this is heartbreaking news for some americans looking to start or expand their families. >> reporter: these videos posted online, american families celebrating their adopted russian babies. happiness on the internet. the u.s. is a biggest destination for adopted russian children with more than 60,000 of them being taken and by americans over the past two decades. meet this family, adopting ben from russia in 2007 and right now they want nothing more than a siblings for him. since last year, they've been applying. >> it's a million pieces of paper. you laugh about it but it really is quite an intensive process. >> reporter: waiting for another child but this bill could bring an end to their dreams of adding to their family. >> now with this new development it all come to a screeching halt. >> hundreds of thousands of russian children are in orphanages. russian president, vladimi
. >>> a bill signed in russia overnight will have a big impact right here in the united states starting january 1st, the law will ban americans from adopting children from russia. news4 melissa mallot is here. >> this is heartbreaking news for some americans looking to start or expand their families. >> reporter: these videos posted online, american families celebrating their adopted russian babies. happiness on the internet. the u.s. is a biggest destination for adopted...
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the first asian domestic violence prevention agencies formed here in the united states. you can help by calling the phone bank at 202-885-4949. joining me now to talk about asha is pria. you are addressing a problem that's prevalent in south ajeanne cultures, prevalent in ajoined cultures and prevalent in american culture. how does the problem translate here for the women you're serving. >> asha, which means hope, was started in 1989. and it was started to give culturally specific help to women here in the d.c. metro area. it's a fully volunteer organization. and when i say culturally specific, the women who come here to this country have language barriers. they have extended family barriers and issues with in-laws and things like what. and social issues with pressures, you know. if they're in an abusive relationship or marriage it's hard to break the marriage because of what people say back home. so those are the sorts of culturally-specific pressures that they face and that's what started asha. >> what is the specific kind of help you provide them? >> our aim is to emp
the first asian domestic violence prevention agencies formed here in the united states. you can help by calling the phone bank at 202-885-4949. joining me now to talk about asha is pria. you are addressing a problem that's prevalent in south ajeanne cultures, prevalent in ajoined cultures and prevalent in american culture. how does the problem translate here for the women you're serving. >> asha, which means hope, was started in 1989. and it was started to give culturally specific help to...
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they had a unit on weather. they knew about the types of weather. we talked about paying attention to the forecast when weather gets severe. in the back is the teacher who invited me to talk to these terrific stunlts at the old creek elementary school in fairfax. a couple days of 70 degree temperatures do in december? it makes the forzit ya bloom. it bloomed yesterday. this was taken in rockville, maryland. posted to weather@nbcwashington.com. send your pictures in and we'll share. there's the sky over washington. 40 at reagan national. we have a little bit of a light breeze now. we have lots of sunshine. look how cold it is. all the areas in the dark blue are in the 30s. below freezing in west virginia. in the 30s for much of pennsylvania and western maryland. the lighter blue is beginning to climb in the upper 30s and 40s. reagan national, there's the view from space. high clouds drifting in with the west. we'll have increasing clouds sweep in from the area. it's going to move in as we get into this evening coming from disturbances producing rain
they had a unit on weather. they knew about the types of weather. we talked about paying attention to the forecast when weather gets severe. in the back is the teacher who invited me to talk to these terrific stunlts at the old creek elementary school in fairfax. a couple days of 70 degree temperatures do in december? it makes the forzit ya bloom. it bloomed yesterday. this was taken in rockville, maryland. posted to weather@nbcwashington.com. send your pictures in and we'll share. there's the...